Katja Seizinger

Katja Seizinger

— Alpine ski racer —
Disciplines	Downhill, Super-G, Giant slalom, Slalom, Combined
Club	Ski Club Halblech
Born	(1972-05-10) 10 May 1972 Datteln, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
World Cup debut	10 December 1989 (age 17)
Retired	March 1998 - (age 25)
Olympics
Teams	3 – (1992–98)
Medals	5 (3 gold)
World Championships
Teams	4 – (1991–97)
Medals	4 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	9 – (2002-98)
Wins	36 - (16 DH, 16 SG, 4 GS)
Podiums	76
Overall titles	2 – (1996, 1998)
Discipline titles	9 – (4 DH, 5 SG)
Medal record Women's alpine skiing Competitor for  Germany Olympic Games Gold 1994 Lillehammer Downhill Gold 1998 Nagano Downhill Gold 1998 Nagano Combined Bronze 1992 Albertville Super G Bronze 1998 Nagano Giant Slalom World Championships Gold 1993 Morioka Super-G Silver 1996 Sierra Nevada Downhill Silver 1997 Sestriere Super-G Silver 1997 Sestriere Combined Junior World Ski Championships Gold 1990 Zinal Super G Silver 1990 Zinal Downhill Silver 1990 Zinal Giant Slalom Silver 1990 Zinal Combined Silver 1989 Alyeska Super G Bronze 1989 Alyeska Giant Slalom

Katja Seizinger (born 10 May 1972 in Datteln, North Rhine-Westphalia), a former alpine ski racer, is the most successful alpine skier from Germany. She won three Olympic gold and two bronze medals, and won the World Cup championship three times (two in overall standings). She was also voted as Germany's sportswoman of the year three times over.

By winning the Olympic downhill races in 1994 and 1998, she became the first athlete to win consecutive Olympic gold medals in the same alpine speed-skiing event, and also the first woman alpine skier to defend an Olympic title.

World Cup results

Season standings

Season titles

• 11 titles - (2 overall, 4 DH, 5 SG)

Individual races

• 36 wins - (16 DH, 16 SG, 4 GS)

Season	Date	Location	Race
1992	7 Dec 1991	Santa Caterina, Italy	Super G
	1 Nov 1992	Schruns, Austria	Downhill
	25 Jan 1992	Morzine, France	Downhill
	7 Mar 1992	Vail, CO, USA	Downhill
1993	20 Dec 1992	Lake Louise, AB, Canada	Super G
	15 Jan 1993	Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy	Downhill
	26 Feb 1993	Veysonnaz, Switzerland	Downhill
	3 Mar 1993	Morzine, France	Downhill
	20 Mar 1993	Vemdalen, Sweden	Giant Slalom
	20 Mar 1993	Åre, Sweden	Super G
1994	14 Jan 1994	Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy	Downhill
	15 Jan 1994		Super G
	6 Mar 1994	Whistler, BC, Canada	Downhill
	9 Mar 1994	Mammoth Mtn., CA, USA	Super G
	16 Mar 1994	Vail, CO, USA	Downhill
1995	11 Dec 1994	Lake Louise, AB, Canada	Super G
	9 Mar 1995	Bormio, Italy	Super G
1996	5 Dec 1995	St. Anton, Austria	Downhill
	6 Jan 1996	Maribor, Slovenia	Giant Slalom
	13 Jan 1996	Garmisch, Germany	Super G
	2 Feb 1996	Val-d'Isère, France	Super G
	3 Feb 1996		Downhill
	4 Feb 1996		Super G
	9 Mar 1996	Hafjell, Norway	Giant Slalom
1997	26 Oct 1996	Sölden, Austria	Giant Slalom
	30 Nov 1996	Lake Louise, AB, Canada	Downhill
	7 Mar 1997	Mammoth Mtn., CA, USA	Super-G
	13 Mar 1997	Vail, CO, USA	Super G
1998	29 Nov 1997	Mammoth Mtn., CA, USA	Super G
	4 Dec 1997	Lake Louise, AB, Canada	Downhill
	5 Dec 1997		Downhill
	6 Dec 1997		Super G
	17 Dec 1997	Val d'Isère, France	Downhill
	18 Dec 1997		Super G
	24 Jan 1998	Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy	Super G
	31 Jan 1998	Åre, Sweden	Downhill

External links

• Katja Seizinger at the International Ski Federation
• FIS-ski.com - World Cup season standings - Katja Seizinger - 1990-98
• Ski-db.com - results - Katja Seizinger
• Sports Reference.com - Olympic results - Katja Seizinger

Awards
Preceded by Franziska van Almsick	German Sportswoman of the Year 1994	Succeeded by Franziska van Almsick
Preceded by Franziska van Almsick	German Sportswoman of the Year 1996	Succeeded by Astrid Kumbernuss
Preceded by Astrid Kumbernuss	German Sportswoman of the Year 1998	Succeeded by Steffi Graf